End-gate fastening for wagons.



N0. 634,I2l.- Patented Oct. 3, I899.

T. L. MYERS.

END GATE FA$TENING FDR WAGUNS.

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UNITED: STATES I THOMAS L. YERS, on PLEASANT HOPE, Missonm.

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END-GATE FASTENING, iF on wAco'Ns.

srnozmomuon forming an of Letters PatentNo- 634,121, dated October 3,1899.

' Application fi led April 3; 1sec. Serial 1%. 711.6 9.; m nna.) r

citizen of the United States, residing'at Pleasant Hope, in the countyof Polk and Stateof Missouri, have invented certain 'new anduseing t bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make and usethe same. 1

My invention relates to improvements in end=gates for wagons, the objectof which is to make a gate that will strengthen the wagonbox, whilemaking the end perfectly tight and one easily removed when desired, alsoa gate that is.s'imple in construction and avoids the necessity ofordinary cleats and rods, andone that is secured so as to prevent Saiddevice may be any desired size. These objects 'I attain by means of thedevice hereinafter explained and specifically claimed, which inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawings, formvice for holding thesame by means of a rack and pawl. bolt E.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the A is an ordinary board for forming theendgate of the wagon-box B., To the ends'of said board are secured themale portion of the fastening of the clamp C. Said clamp O is made withan opening 6 for receiving the board which forms the end-gate, the saidend-gate being secured in said clamp by means of bolts or rivets Oend-gate and prevents it from splitting. Saidclamp is provided with ahead or projections 0 for entering the groove D in the female portion oftheiclamp or fasteningD. Said portion of the clamp D is bolted orriveted to the inner portion of the side pieces of the a bolt; Efor'operating the same.

the same firmly in position.

This clamp also strengthens the jections D? to closely fitaround andhold the wagon-box, and is formed 'with'the two pro head ortprojectionsG of the male portion of theifastening. The male portion of the fas- (3having a tongue 0 with a projection 0 It is for'receiving thethumb-piece E having a suitable head with a neck towork in the saidslot, said thumb-piece being secured to passes through a hole in themale portion in the fastening to enter a similar hole inthe femaleportion of the fastening D for holding Said bolt E is provided with aspring at the back end F. for holding the same forward, and the lowerside of the projecting end E is beveled for permitting the end-gate tobe easily pushed down to position, the upper edge E being straight, sothat when the end-gate is in position the bolt will firmly hold it.

' Fig. 5 illustrates another method which have used for securing theend-gate inposition, F being a pawl provided with cogs and hinged to themale portion of the fastening O and G being a rack or cogs on thefemale'portion of the fastening. The pawl hasan arm F for operating thesame, which is weighted or made heavy to keep it down in position.

Fig. 3 illustrates a modification of the male tening Qis provided with aslot in the side Said bolt portion -Ofn1l1l16 fastening to form asmaller head 0 when desired.

H is an iron cleat on the outer portion of the side pieces of awagon-box, through which having a male fastening G, and a pawl, F,

provided with. a weighted arm F substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. An end-gate fastening consistingiof feinale fastenings, D, secured tothe side pieces of the wagon and male fastenings O, secured to theend-gate; combined with a rack, G,

having cogs on the female portion of the fus In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature toning; and a hinged pawl F, secured to the inpresence of two Witnesses. male portion of the fastening, said pawlhavs, T ing a weighted arm F for drawing the end- HIOMAS 5 gate down andholding it in position, allsub- Witnesses:

stantialiyas shown and described for the pur- S. A. HASELTINE,

pose specified. M. L. HASELTINE.

